The Monster Purges of the 2oth Century: Chinese Characteristics of Socialism: A Deceptive Framework Built on Stalinism - A Critical Reappraisal (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798315018230)

THE MONSTER PURGES OF THE 2OTH CENTURY offers a critical, scholarly examination of the ideological foundations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from Mao Zedong's rise to the present. This book challenges the commonly accepted notion that China's socialist model is uniquely adapted to its internal conditions. Through careful historical analysis, it demonstrates how Maoist China systematically mimicked Stalinist totalitarianism, enacting state-sanctioned repression, forced collectivisation, violent class conflict, and mass political purges.
The book makes the case that the so-called "Chinese Characteristics" of socialism are merely a political front that hides the CCP's continued reliance on authoritarianism in the Soviet style, drawing on a wealth of primary sources and scholarly research. It also examines the harsh effects of these policies on intellectuals, dissenters, and various nationals who were subjected to colonization and occupation, especially in Tibet, East Turkistan, and South Mongolia.
This work provides a compelling and critical understanding of how historical legacies of totalitarianism continue to influence China's communist political system today by charting the propagation of Stalinist ideals through succeeding Chinese leaders. For readers, students, and academics interested in Chinese politics, authoritarian governments, and the historical repercussions of ideological extremism, it is a must and worth reading the whole book.